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The
grapes
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Topping
The
vineyard is a creeper which tends to grow strongly. We proceed
regularly to a topping which consists in cutting down the
superfluous vegetation so that the clusters are exposed to the
sun and that the vineyard concentrates its energy in the
elaboration of the fruit.
Disbudding
The
secret of the quality lies largely in the quantity of grapes
produced by acre. The means at disposal of the wine grower are
on one hand the pruning in winter and on the other hand the
disbudding during the period vegetative (May to August). It
consists in the plots of land (recently planted generally) to
decrease the number of bunches of grapes.
Treatment
The
vineyard as any plant is subject to attacks of diseases
cryptogamic (mushrooms as mildew or oidium) or of varied
insects (dust mites, butterflies..). For it we should set up a
reasoned defence which respects the environment and which is
not toxic for the consumer. The products which we use were it
for decades, they are on base of copper and sulfur. The tie-up
on wire allows to reduce significantly the spread doses. The
weeding is realized mechanically by means of a plough.
The Grape harvests
The
grape harvests start at the beginning of September to finish
before the end of the same month. A part is realized by hand
and the other one mechanically.
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